Parters in the Gospel Updates

PARISH FAMILY 45 UPDATES

Update - September 16 2025

The next opportunity to participate in the Partners in the Gospel process is coming up this fall! Parish Family 45 will be hosting another round of listening sessions so that we can hear from you on the topic of “What opportunities and challenges exist for us?” All parishioners are highly encouraged to attend any one of these sessions.

Parishioners may attend the sessions at any of the locations, so please go to the one that works for your schedule! See the schedule below:

October 4, 10:00 am, Our Lady of Lourdes
October 7, 6:30 pm, St. Joseph
October 15, 1:00 pm, Proto-Cathedral
October 19, Following the 11:30 am Mass, St. Joseph (Spanish)
October 19, 1:30 pm, Following the Vietnamese Mass, Proto-Cathedral (Vietnamese)

We are asking parishioners to register for a listening session, so we know how many people we should expect. To register and learn more please click here!

We are also happy to release the “What Are Our Gifts and Viability Synthesis Report”! Thank you to everyone who participated in our parish family survey. This Synthesis Report reflects the results of the survey. The Parish Family Advisory Council received the comments and feedback that were included with the surveys but were outside of the scope of the survey questions. We truly appreciate your input! To read the synthesis of the survey responses as well as other viability data about our parish family please click here! Physical copies are also available at the welcome desk, and the report will be included in the bulletin on September 28.

Update - April 9, 2025

All parish families in our archdiocese are tasked with forming a “Parish Family Advisory Council”. This council is comprised of parishioners from all three locations in our parish family, and their task is to help our parish family discern our future parish life.

We are excited to announce the Parish Family 45 Advisory Council! Please keep this council in your prayers as we continue to work through the Partners in the Gospel process.

All parishioners at all three locations will have the opportunity to participate in this process through listening sessions throughout different stages of the process. Please watch the bulletin for more information on when these listening sessions will take place.

Parish Family 45 Advisory Council:

The Proto-Cathedral

Nancy Nguyen
Vince Hochanadel
Thu-Van Nguyen
Melissa Thomas

Our Lady of Lourdes

Leanne Williams
Marilyn Gaffrey
Jeannie Bryant-Capellas
Mike Wright

St. Joseph

Christina Perez
Megan Westbrook
Kim Kapp
Emilio Bullanday
Linda Jo Devlaeminck

Update - February 2, 2025

Five parishioners from across the three churches in Parish Family 45 have agreed to serve as members of our new Hospitality Team! This team will be meeting in regard to shared parish liturgies, celebrations, and the annual parish family picnic. Their role will be to organize each event and find members from their church campus to do the work necessary to run the event. At the moment, the events on the schedule include the Confirmation Mass, Parish Family Picnic, and the Rite of Election reception. This team also assisted with the 175th anniversary celebration at the Proto Cathedral on January 25.

This is just one of many small steps along the journey to becoming one canonical parish in 2027. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work toward that goal!